Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota Valley State Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Minnesota Valley State Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge near Shakopee, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Minnesota Valley State Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Out & Back · Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 44.79449, -93.50966
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Eagle Creek Blvd stop 155 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Minnesota Valley State Trail, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Eagle Creek Blvd stop 155 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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